Build site:

0. create local clone of repo (was freshly generated on web)

git clone git@github.com:avnewman/avnewman.github.io.git

0.1 Initial install of site

jekyll new avnewman.github.io

1. build and serve locally for inspection

cd avnewman.github.io/
bundle exec jekyll serve
# the above builds a local version of the website using the Gemsfile in this directory (rather than a default one)

check site at: http://127.0.0.1:4000/

2. build site

cd avnewman.github.io/
bundle exec jekyll build

3. push to github

git add --all
git commit -m "Adding Jekyll"
git push -u origin main

4. check results

at: https://avnewman.github.io/

Notes:

Jekyll instructions https://jekyllrb.com/docs/usage/
Directory structure https://jekyllrb.com/docs/structure/
changed theme to minimal-mistakes